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No. 43 1,33 0. Patented July 1, 1890.

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CHARLES E. CANDEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

cUFF-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,330, vdated July 1,1890.

Application iiled April l5, 1890. Serial N0. 347,979. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom itv may concern:

'Be it known that I, CHARLES E. CANDEE, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Cuff-Fastener, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description. Y

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and economicaldevice for fastening back the cuifs of garments on the sleeves thereof.

The invention consists in the novel combination of the fastening-barsand slide, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaim.

ln the drawings, Figure lis an enlarged perspective View of myinvention; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing itsapplication to a cuff and sleeve of a garment.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both thefigures.

A is a spring-clip of the ordinary construction, to which is pivotallyattached, by the head of its central pivot a., the U-shaped bar composedof two members B B', preferably made in one piece of thin metal. Nearthe extremity of the lower member B of the U- shaped bar the metal ispartly cut out, as shown at and bent up to form a fasteningpost b', theupper end of which is cut away on one side or shouldered,thereby forminga rounded extremity c of less width than the body of the post h. Saidrounded extremity c passes up through a corresponding aperture in theupper member B, upon the surface of which there is a fastening-slide C,which moves longitudinally upon the member B. Said slide C is providedat its outer end with a point cl, which enters a corresponding aperturein the upper end of the rounded extremity c of the post b. The saidslide O is made of thin metal, cut out in the form shown, so as to leavenarrow tongues e, which are loosely bent over upon the under surface ofthe member B, so as to hold the slide upon the member B, and yet allowthe slide O to move freely thereon. The edges of the member B at thepoint where the slide C moves are slightly notched out, as shown at f,and the notches serve as stops to limit the movement of the slide C.

The operation is as follows: The spring-clip ,A is applied to the sleeveD of the garment, as shown in Fig. 2, the folds of the cuff E beingpassed between the two members B B. The post o', rising from the lowermember B', is inserted through the two button-holes of the cuff, so thatthe rounded extremity c of the post projects above the upper surface ofthe cuif. The slide C is then moved so as to carry its point d throughthe aperture in the extremity c of the post b', and the cuff and sleeveare thereby securely held together, as shown in Fig. l.

To remove the fastener it is only necessary to move back the slide O, soas to withdraw its point from the aperture in the extremity c of thepost. l

This invention forms asimple, economical, and effective cuff-fastener,applicable to all descriptions of garments where such an appliance isrequired. By its use the cuffs of garments may be quickly adjusted andheld in the desired position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a cuff-fastener madesubstantially as herein shown and described, the same consisting of aU-shaped bar forming two members, carrying at its inner end aspring-clip, and having at the outer end of one of the members anapertured post, the opposite member carrying a pointed slide adapted tomove laterally and engage the aperture of the post, as set forth.

CHARLES E. CANDEE.

NVitnesses:

EDGAR TATE, E. M. CLARK.

